October 24, 2019
My dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given you for today is from the book of” Isaiah 65:22, “For as the days of a tree, are the days, of My People.”
My dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that God does not want you to live like the leaf which withers away, or which falls away every year during the autumn season, but as of a tree, as of such that last long, as oaks, as cedars, and the like. The sense being that the Lord’s people should live long as the trees planted by them.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the days, of the tree of life, refers to the long life, of good men. The tree of life, is typical of Christ who is considered as a tree of life, to them that lay hold upon Him. God expects His children to live long in their houses which they have built and for many years eat of the fruit of the vineyard.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The blessing of long life is carried on with the promises of all other instances of outward happiness. The Bible says, that David asked God only for the preservation of his short and mortal life. But God granted him everlasting life. With long life will I satisfy him says, the Lord. The man described in this Psalm, fills out the measure of his days. And whether he dies or is old he is quite satisfied with his life and is content to leave it.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, God wants to satisfy you with long life. This is the emphasis of heavens joy for you shall not only be with the Lord, but ever with the Lord. God shall guard you that you shall live to a good old age and be filled with years and desire to depart from life.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the Bible further says, that the righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, whose growth may not be rapid. But when we see a palm standing erect and growing amid the dearth and draught of the desert, we have a fine picture of the godly man who in his uprightness aims at the glory of God. He is made to live and thrive where all other things perish. The text tells us not only what the righteous is, but what he shall be. Come what may the good man shall flourish and flourish after the noblest manner.
The Bible says, He shall grow like a Cedar, in Lebanon. This is another noble and long lived tree. As the days of a tree, are the days, of My people, says the Lord. Over the mountains, the Cedar, waves its mighty branches in perceptual verdure, and so the truly godly man under all adversities retains the joy of his soul, and continues to make progress, in the divine life. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank You Lord because you desire that we should live a long life like that of a tree. Help us to be patient and endure longsuffering to live a complete life. Teach us to grow strong and healthy in our spiritual life. May we be rich like the Cedar in Lebanon and flourish like the palm tree. We thank you for the life you have given and for the eternal life. We praise you O God for your free gift of salvation.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
